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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
PECIAL FEATURES THE MINIBUS MAESTRO David Leeder recalls working with Harry Blundred, who died in August SHOWTIME a€ 17 We preview some of the exhibits expected at Coach & Bus UK and at Busworld Europe in Kortrijk OPTARE WIRES IN The battery electric MetroDecker EV debuts in York as the government provides funds for zero emission park-&-ride A REFRESHMENT STOP We go behind the scenes at Thornton Brothersa€ refurbishment centre in Northumberland MCV: SUPPLYING FROM AFAR Double-deckers for the UK that are built in Egypt FASTLINK: BRT-LITE OR NOT AT ALL? How does the reality of Glasgowa€ s showpiece riverside route match up to the pre-launch hype? BUSES FESTIVAL Scenes from this yeara€ s 100-vehicle gathering IMBERBUS 2017 The biggest Routemaster operation yet on Salisbury Plain THE LEDGARD LEGEND Half a century on, remembering the Leeds independent REGULARS COMMENT The real Swedish lesson NEWS Funds found for 150 gas and electric vehicles; Rotala buys Little Gem; Go South Coast places large order; UTG commends Swedish model; Go-Ahead wins Dublin contract; independents close in Kent and Yorkshire; McGilla€ s signals growth ambitions; Bolton Interchange opens INSIDE TRACK No publicity in Dorset GLOBAL NEWS Arriva expands in Croatia, First in Illinois; RATP exits Big Apple sightseeing; Grande West records first profit; LA sets target for zero emissions; Sileo suffers factory fire LOOK IN ON LONDON Assembly suggests a return of the bendybus; Go-Ahead and Tower Transit suffer tender losses; Van Hool fuel-cells arrive; safety standards on the way; Go-coach Hire fills in MILLARa€ S TALES Spanish notice lost in translation; NatEx bridges roll divide; a Tiger Cub with no seats; a miniature coacha€ s yellow years IDENTITY PARADE Stateside Mainline a€ an American look for South Yorkshire VINTAGE FENTON FILE A Metal Sections double-decker for a West Midlands fleet YOU WRITE Plaxtona€ s low-entry Leopard and the Enviro400 City; how equality legislation affects bus/rail integration; the last Royal Mail post bus; Bob Hinda€ s travels and Mike Fentona€ s File PRESERVATION UPDATE Running days, rallies and a heritage route; appeal launched to repair 90-year-old Tilling Stevens FLEET NEWS ENGLAND & WALES Compiled by John G. Lidstone FLEET NEWS SCOTLAND Compiled by Sandy Macdonald FLEET NEWS IRELAND Compiled by Paul Savage and Ian Molloy REVIEWS Buses Yearbook, Edwardian technology and skulduggery, Burwell & District coloured in, plus maps and models SUBSCRIPTION OFFER Save money and have your favourite magazine sent straight to your own address
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